Quotes of the day

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act...

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about future, change, life

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it...

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about magic, pleasure, word, woman, sex

The writer of originality, unless dead, is always...

The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about novelty, originality, writers

When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, ...

When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he does become inferior.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is...

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about society

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in...

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about life

This has always been a man's world, and none of the...

This has always been a man's world, and none of the reasons that have been offered in explanation have seemed adequate.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about world, man

That a whole part of the middle class detests me... is...

That a whole part of the middle class detests me... is utterly normal. I would be troubled if the contrary were true.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about pleasure

One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius.

One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about genius

Humans: become atheists each and all! God will...

Humans: become atheists each and all! God will nevertheless welcome you with all his heart!

Quote by Giovanni Papini about god, atheism, people, heart, contentment

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to...

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about value, friendship, life, love

Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is...

Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with this inferiority only by destroying the male's superiority.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about society, woman, being, man

One is not born a woman, one becomes one.

One is not born a woman, one becomes one.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about woman

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties...

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about truth, love

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged...

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being thrown on to the scrap-heap.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about holidays, being

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about children, age, olderness

The word love has by no means the same sense for both...

The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about word, common sense, sense, love

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about trap, husband, art, magic

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory...

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about defeat, victory, contentment

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent...

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about wish, purity, human imperfections, life

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about art, magic

All oppression creates a state of war.

All oppression creates a state of war.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about state, war

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or...

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about man

I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not...

I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about woman

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a...

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about guilt, reward, duty, common sense, sense, truth

Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female -...

Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male. Simone

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about human imperfections, being, woman, man

There are those who have a desire to love, but do not...

There are those who have a desire to love, but do not have the capacity to love.

Quote by Giovanni Papini about love

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to...

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about stubbornly, obstacles, impossible, face

To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a...

To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about being, things

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as...

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Quote by Norman Vincent Peale about change, world, contentment

There is only one corner of the universe you can be...

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

Quote by Aldous Huxley about univers, self-control, contentment

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Quote by Samuel Beckett about advice

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the...

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson about judgment, judges, day, contentment

Whoever is happy will make others happy too.

Whoever is happy will make others happy too.

Quote by Anne Frank about happiness

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without...

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Quote by Sun Tzu about war, enemies, art, magic

Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but...

Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about defeat, man

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Quote by Aristotel about love, soul

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt about ambition, faith, contentment

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to...

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

Quote by Walt Disney about dream, courage

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